I'm looking forward to next week when I will be travelling to Shanghai as a guest of Donghua University to give a presentation on fashion and the environment...
Research
Travel: Los Angeles
I'm here in Los Angeles this week for the annual International Federation of Fashion Institutions (IFFTI) conference. The Fashion Institute of Design and...
Smoke and Mirrors: Frida Kahlo's Dresses (Museo Frida Kahlo)
Smoke and Mirrors - Frida Kahlo's Dresses. An Exhibition Museo Frida Kahlo. This exhibition is curated by Circe Henestrosa, a fashion curator who holds an...
International Women's Day 2013
To celebrate International Women’s Day this month I though it would be an idea to share the opinions of my female colleagues here. Dr Djurdja Bartlett is a...
International Women's Day 2013
In the run up to International Women's Day I though it would be an idea to share the opinions of my female colleagues here. Dilys Williams is the Director of...
SHOWstudio: Jonathan Saunders Womenswear A/W 2013 Panel Discussion
Frances Corner, Marion Hume, Maggie Norden, Sasha Wilkins and Lou Stoppard discuss the Jonathan Saunders show During London Fashion Week February 2013...
London Fashion Week
This season's London Fashion Week has been really up-tempo. There were suggestions that the inclusion of Tom Ford on the schedule would bring in buyers and...
Head On (Fashion Space Gallery)
An exciting programme of events in the Fashion Space Gallery, entitled ‘Elements of Fashion’ continues with Head On. From the Fashion Space Gallery curators...
C125 Campaign. The Livery Companies
This week we are celebrating the work of our footwear and accessories courses with a number of our key supporters, as part of our Cordwainers 125 Campaign....
Source
The Centre for Sustainable Fashion are the proud owners of the Ethical Fashion Forum 2012 SOURCE Award in the Education category. Judged by an impressive...
Shopping
Lately there has been much discussion in the press and media generally about the future fate of the British High Street and retail more generally. The most...
Travel: Paris
My trip to Paris during its latest fashion week was to see the Yohji Yamamoto show – which as an avid follower I found this time did not hang together in the...
SHOWstudio: Alexander McQueen SS/13 Panel Discussion
http://youtu.be/ha3PuuhYQgs SHOWstudio
Opinion: The Creative Arts and Rehabilitation
Over the summer we published the first edition of The Beauty’s Inside, a unique and collaborative publication between LCF and HMP Send. The magazine brought...
London Fashion Week
Although I was only able to attend the shows over the weekend of this September’s London Fashion Week it felt to me as though London had stepped up a gear –...
SHOWstudio: Fashion East SS/13 Panel Discussion
http://youtu.be/vObE43FqdVw SHOWstudio
SHOWstudio: Theyskens' Theory SS/13 Panel Discussion
http://youtu.be/Cb4xU60SRBA SHOWstudio
PIGEONS & PEACOCKS: Globalisation and Technology – The Implications for Fashion Educators.
“The medium, or process, of our time – electric technology is re-shaping and restructuring patterns of social interdependence and every aspect of our personal...
RSA: Beauty of Age – Life as a Marathon
We sometimes live our lives as though we are running a series of sprints, 100 metres to our desired career, 200 metres to the perfect house. Ageing is...
Yohji Yamamoto (V&A)
Yohji Yamamoto's exhibition in Israel opens today. Unfortunately I am unable to go but it brings to mind the great honour I had to be invited to be the guest...
Travel: Paris – Haute Couture
A year ago I visited the Paris couture summer shows for the first time. Unfortunately I am unable to go this year, but the anniversary has made me reflect on...
Opinion: Fashion On Food
For sometime now I have been interested in the relationship between the fashion and food industries. Over recent years we have become increasingly concerned...
A New Vision for Design and Technology
New Vision for Design and Technology - How Can D&T Meet the needs of the Creative Industries? “Creativity is possible in all areas of human activity,...
Derby
My recent visit to Derby to discuss fashion research at London College of Fashion prompted a great deal of discussion about the future of UK manufacturing,...